Gibson J45 Special. Left-Handed

A Special version of the world-famous Workhorse

First introduced in 1942, the Gibson J-45 has remained a mainstay Gibson acoustic model. It has earned its name as The Workhorse due to its wide acceptance, no-nonsense simplicity, and understated elegance. Its one of the most recorded acoustic guitars in history and Gibsons best-selling acoustic model of all time. Handcrafted with care in Bozeman, Montana, by Gibsons expert acoustic luthiers, the new Gibson J-45 Special offers players a USA-built Gibson acoustic guitar at a very attractive price. The J-45 Special has a round shoulder body constructed using genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top. The top is reinforced with our traditional scalloped X-bracing. This combination of tonewoods delivers a warm, balanced tone with excellent dynamic range that is great for any musical genre. The concert depth body is slightly thinner than on a J-45 Standard, giving the left handed J-45 Special a leaner and tighter bass response that sits perfectly in the mix and also makes it easier to hold. The utile neck is attached to the body with a compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, and like all Gibson acoustic guitars, it is affixed with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable and fast-playing SlimTaper profile, and the rosewood fretboard has a 12 radius and is adorned with simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays and is fitted with 20 standard frets. The traditional belly-up rosewood bridge is equipped with a TUSQ saddle, and the nut and bridge pins are also TUSQ. High-quality Grover Rotomatic tuners ensure solid tuning stability. The J-45 Special is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer. It comes with an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze under-saddle piezo pickup with active electronics and an easily accessible soundhole-mounted volume control pre-installed for studio-quality plug-and-play anywhere. The J-45 Special also comes with a premium soft shell case. Satin Tobacco Sunburst finish

Highlights

• Solid mahogany back and sides
• Solid Sitka spruce top
• Rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Grover rotomatics tuners
• Tusq nut, saddle, and bridge pins
• L.R. Baggs element bronze under-saddle pickup and active preamp
• Soundhole-mounted volume control
• Premium soft shell case